The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-13
GEORGE E. wARING, JR., AND HIS
FIGURES.
A Point to Which his Attention is Es-
pecially Called.

Editor Morning Meas. / must confess
myself a little gratifed at the improved
style of the communication signed George
E. Warning, Jr.," in Saturdays MORNING
NEWS; over that of his article of
Dec. /, in which he charged me with de
veloping my plans from Inner conscious
ness" As those plans were the result of
very careful investigation not only by my
self, but by number of gentlemen includ-
ing practical engineers, practical plumbers,
lawyers, large property owners, and others,
in order to prepare the bill which the
Legislature of Georgia subsequently,
passed for our benefit. Mr.. Warnings as
Sertion about its development out of my
inner consciousness was gratuitous as
sumption on his own part without the
slightest founda ion in fact.
Now there is much good in Mr.. George
f. Warnings work in Memphis, and fully
agree with him that it is as important to
| flush laterals as mans-even house drains
with the heaviest grades of all, absolutely
requiring flushing; and those drains
best maintaining a clearly condition, which
have flush most nearly approaching q con-
slant folc. | think that if the people Of
Memphis abandon Mr.. Warnings idea of
| flushing all laterals, they will make mis-
take
2. am perfectly aware that in some
places along Bay lane the lane sewers will
be deep, but as that will give the owners of
the property good drainage for
their cellars, the difference in
depth is compensated for by the extra use
fufness of the drain. My information was
that the East Broad street sewer near
Broughton street was fifteen feet below the
surface. Now do not understand that it
is desirable to use the East Broad street
sewer as part of the house-drainage sys-
tenn beyond temporary expediency; so
that its grade is not involved in any per-
manent plan of house-drainage. As co Mr..
Warnings figures, let us analyze the facts:
West Broad surface grade. ................. 4O3
East Broad surface gFade. ................. 421
Depth of sewer at West Broad ........... g.
Fall of sewer q IN. to 100 it, 10 East Broad. 4
Depth of sewer at East Broad ............. IL
Now this condition only applies as far as
South Broad street lane, all south Of that
point having better natural surface fall,
and the depth along Bay lane is not OBJ
jectionable because of the convenience for
cellar drainage to the business section of the
city, 10heTe cellars are especially UdLud6le.
3. 1t is perfectly well Known at the Sur
veyor's office in this city that a special pipe
and modified system Of laterals will be
needed for the section west of Tattnall
street, and south of Liberty, including
Alice street to Jefferson (Gaston), to which
Mr.. Waring refers The city engineers are
not all fools, and are quite competent to the
task of arranging this part of the plan. Mr..
Geo. E. Warning continues to avoid the
main question presented by me, which is
that ''mains can be extended dol0n the lanes
from West Broad to East Broad street, and
flushed from erd to end by a flush obtained
from the Franklin square standpipe, thus
doing away with any necessity for Mr..
Warnings flush tanks, with their expense